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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Boring Carving Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Distribution Overview Drying Defects Ease of Drying Environmental Profile Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Mortising Moulding Nailing Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Resistance to Abrasion Resistance to Impregnation Response to Hand Tools Routing & Recessing Sanding Sapwood Color Scientific Name Staining Strength Properties Texture Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Cedrela serrata Trade Name Hill toon Family Name Meliaceae Common Names Dalli, Dalra, Darli, Darloi, Darlu, Dauri, Drawi, Durla, Hill toon, Khinam, Khishing, Krishing, Soni, Surian bawang Regions of Distribution Oceania and S.E. Asia Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] India, Malaysia, Myanmar Common Uses Boxes and crates, Chairs, Cigar boxes, Concealed parts (Furniture), Desks, Fine furniture, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Packing cases, Planks, Rustic furniture, Stools, Tables , Utility furniture Environmental Profile The environmental status of this species within its geographical boundaries has not been officially determined. Distribution Overview Malay Peninsula, Burma, and the northwestern Himalayan region in India. Heartwood Color Brown White Yellow Red Reddish brown Light red Changes upon exposure to russet-brown and becomes dark brown after prolonged exposure Sapwood Color Red Brown Yellow White Straw colored to grayish-white Pinkish Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Closed Interlocked Wavy Wavy Interlocked Texture Medium Fine Uneven Medium to coarse Natural Durability Perishable Non-durable Sapwood susceptible to attack by powder post beetles Moderately resistant to decay Odor No taste Faint odor Drying Defects Splitting Distortion Moderate twist/warp Collapse Ease of Drying Fairly Easy Controlled drying conditions will prevent rapid drying and yield best results. Timber tends to shrink substantially. Tree Size Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm Boring Fair to good results Fairly easy to very easy Carving Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Mortising Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Moulding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Nailing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Planing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Resistance to Abrasion Moderate High Resistance to Impregnation Permeable sapwood Permeable heartwood Response to Hand Tools Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Routing & Recessing Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Sanding Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Turning Fair to Good Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Polishing Fair to Good Results Figured wood polishes to yield a very lustrous and ornamental finish Staining Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Fairly Easy to Very Easy Strength Properties Weight = medium Hardness = medium Crushing strength = high Compression strength (parallel to grain) = high Bending strength (MOR) = high It resists denting and marring about as well as white oak or birch Numerical Data Item Green Dry English Bending Strength 12589 psi Crushing Strength 1000 psi Hardness 862 lbs Maximum Crushing Strength 7118 psi Stiffness 1581 1000 psi Specific Gravity 0.43 0.52 Weight 46 33 lbs/ft3 Item Green Dry Metric Bending Strength 885 kg/cm2 Crushing Strength 70 kg/cm2 Hardness 391 kg Maximum Crushing Strength 500 kg/cm2 Stiffness 111 1000 kg/cm2 Specific Gravity 0.43 0.52 References Desch, H. E. 1954. Manual of Malayan Timbers - Volume II. Malayan Forest Records, No. 15. Malaya Publishing House Ltd., Singapore. Limaye, V. D. 1954. Grouping of Indian Timbers and Their Properties, Uses, and Suitability. Indian Forest Records (New Series). Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 2. Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi. Limaye, V. D. and B. R. Sen. 1956. Weights and Specific Gravities of Indian Woods. Indian Forest Records, New Series. Timber Mechanics. Volume 1 No. 4. Manager of Publications (Publisher, Delhi. Troup, R.S. 1909. Indian Woods and Their Uses. The Indian Forest Memoirs, Economic Products Series, Volume 1, No. 1. Superintendent, Government Printing, Calcutta, India.